The Big O and Dukes show was forged in the fires of 99.1WHFS. As evening drive hosts Oscar Santana and Chad Dukes brought their two different views of the world and took over the late night airwaves of the DC Metro area. With Oscar’s pension for the pompous and Chad’s all-American edge, growing popularity launched the boys from weeknight PM Drive to Midday hot talk on Baltimore's Live 105.7. In 2005, Big O and Dukes also became the first major market terrestrial talk show to publish their shows podcasts on iTunes.
In 2006, the boys landed a gig 2000 miles from home at Phoenix’s Free FM 101.5. It was here they met their now loyal, albeit awkward, producer Drab T-Shirt. As the top rated night show in the market their home town, Washington D.C., took notice. In the summer of 2007, the show moved back east to historic hot talk station 106.7 WJFK in Washington D.C.
Big O and Dukes quickly made the transition from evenings to midday's on the historic talk station. This historic talk station fell to the over whelming tsunami of format flips in the summer of 2009. Chad Dukes currently hosts the Lavar Arrington Show with Chad Dukes afternoon on 106.7 The Fan. Drab is the afternoon shows executive producer, and Oscar Santana is now a member of the The Mike O'Meara Show available on iTunes.
With over 1 million downloads within 6 months of launching the shows weekly podcast, this current incarnation is its purest form to date. From politics to pop-culture, each approaches subject matter from very different perspectives. The podcast format gives the guys an unbridled medium to relay their opinions and their frustrations anything and everyhing. So pull up a seat, plug in your headphones and step into the studio with Chad Dukes, Oscar Santana and Drab T-Shirt; by the end you’ll have laughed yourself right out of your chair, but have gained a window into the lives of three new friends.
